HB 20 KY Introduced
AN ACT relating to torture of a dog or cat.
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Summary
Amend KRS 525.135, relating to torture of a dog or cat, to add specific acts to definition of torture; make all violations a Class D felony; make each act of torture prosecutable as a separate offense; make the exemptions applicable only where there is no intent to cause, increase, or prolong the pain and suffering of the dog or cat.
Sponsors (51)
- C. Freeland Republican · primary
- K. Banta Republican · primary
- T. Bojanowski Democratic · primary
- A. Bowling Republican · primary
- K. Bratcher · primary
- R. Bridges Republican · primary
- M. Cantrell · primary
- J. Decker Republican · primary
- J. Dixon · primary
- R. Dotson Republican · primary
- J. DuPlessis · primary
- D. Fister Republican · primary
- K. Fleming · primary
- K. Flood · primary
- A. Gentry Democratic · primary
- D. Graham · primary
- D. Hale Republican · primary
- S. Heavrin Republican · primary
- R. Huff · primary
- T. Huff Republican · primary
- J. Jenkins · primary
- DJ Johnson Republican · primary
- K. King Republican · primary
- N. Kulkarni Democratic · primary
- W. Lawrence Republican · primary
- S. Lewis Republican · primary
- M. Lockett Republican · primary
- C. Massey · primary
- B. McCool Republican · primary
- C. Miller · primary
- P. Minter · primary
- K. Moser Republican · primary
- J. Nemes Republican · primary
- D. Osborne Republican · primary
- R. Palumbo · primary
- P. Pratt · primary
- M. Prunty · primary
- J. Raymond · primary
- R. Roberts · primary
- S. Sheldon · primary
- T. Smith Republican · primary
- C. Stevenson · primary
- P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
- N. Tate Republican · primary
- W. Thomas Republican · primary
- K. Timoney · primary
- B. Wesley Republican · primary
- S. Westrom · primary
- B. Wheatley · primary
- R. White Republican · primary
- L. Willner Democratic · primary
Action history (8)
- Jun 8, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Mar 1, 2022 to Judiciary (H) · lower
- Mar 2, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 3, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 7, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
- Mar 9, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022 · lower
Subjects
Animals, Livestock, and PoultryCorrections ImpactCrimes and PunishmentsCriminal ProcedureDogsLocal Mandate
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